Manic Frustration
Manic Frustration is the fifth studio album by American doom metal band Trouble, released on June 16, 1992. The album marked a change in style toward a faster-paced, psychedelic sound, as opposed to the slower, doom metal style on their previous albums. It was the band's last release via the label Def American. A promotional disc was released with the songs "'Scuse Me," "The Sleeper," and "Memory's Garden" in 1992, the last song of which also had a music video. The album was reissued and remastered by Hammerheart Records in 2020.
Personnel
;Trouble- Eric Wagner – vocals
- Bruce Franklin – guitars
- Rick Wartell – guitars
- Ron Holzner – bass
- Barry Stern – drums
- Rick Seratte – keyboards
- Ron Anderson, Gary Hoey – vocal guidance & inspiration
- Rick Rubin – producer with Trouble
- Chris Kupper, Brendan O'Brien – engineers
- Dave Sardy – mixing at Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles
- Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
- Kim Champagne – art direction
- Trouble – front cover concept
- Jean-Francois Podevin – front cover illustration
- Chris Cuffaro – individual photos